When the Knicks traded for Larry Johnson prior to the 1996-97 NBA season, Johnson's mother asked him an obvious question.
"How are you and Charles Oakley going to get along?"
Oakley and Johnson had an interesting history as rival power forwards in the Eastern Conference, which included several scraps. But as teammates, there was mutual respect and an immediate bond. Carmelo Anthony has a history with Sasha Vujacic that dates back to Anthony's days with the Denver Nuggets and when Vujacic was back-up guard for Phil Jackson's Lakers.
"I hated Sasha," Anthony said on Sunday.
"We got into it a couple of times.